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Corey Roelke
Director at Large


Corey is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas. He has been a falconer since 2011. He is also an officer in the Texas Hawking Association. (read more)

 
 
Dani Mitchell
Director at Large

Dani lives in Leesburg, Florida with her two boys, Bear and Jack, where she works as a college professor teaching Anthrozoology (the study of human-animal interactions). She has.. (read more)

 
     
 
 
Geneviève Zaloum
Canadian Director

 Geneviève grew up in the suburbs of Montreal. She has a degree in Zoology. After graduation she became involved in raptor education, bird abatement and falconry. (read more)

   
Matthew Lasch
Central Director

Matt lives in Minnesota and has a degree in Environmental Science. He has been fascinated by raptors since childhood and has been an active falconer for over 20 years. (read more)

     
Chris Karraker    
 
Chris Karraker
Great Lakes Director

I’ve been a falconer for almost 10 years and I got into falconry because I loved hunting, being outside, and birds of prey. It took me a couple years to get everything.(read more)

 
Jeff Redig
Mountain Director

I’ve been a falconer since 1994. I was forced into falconry at birth, growing up in a falconry and rehab household where it was a lifestyle and everything revolved around raptors. (read more)
     
 
 
Jim Gwiazdzinski
Northeastern Director

Jim lives in Rhode Island and has been a practicing falconer since 1996. Jim enjoys putting game in the bag, but he has also come to realize the importance of protecting falconry itself. He is committed to continuing to advocate for falconry and facloners as a Director of NAFA..   (read more)

   
Dan Roberston
North Pacific Director

Dan lives in Richland Washington. He has been an active falconer for over 50 years and a backyard falcon propagator for over 35 years. He is a retired Environmental Scientist and is currently flying an intermewed peregrine over a young English Setter. (read more)

     
   
 
Tyler Rankin
Southeastern Director

Tyler is a lifelong resident of Kentucky. He has degrees in biology and applied ecology and works for an environmental consulting firm. Tyler was introduced to falconry in 2009 during his thesis research at Eastern Kentucky University and has been practicing falconry since 2016. (read more) 

 
Sabrina Santos
South Pacific Director

Sabrina has been a falconer for 11 years. She currently focuses her attentions on flying accipiters at small game birds over her bird dogs. "I hope to use my time as director to help connect the South Pacific Region, while supporting NAFAs ongoing efforts to improve and preserve falconry for all involved." (read more)

     

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